Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Blaine students recount experience at inauguration
Blaine high school freshman Jaclyn Adams was a part of history when she attended the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States...
Welcome February, it means another month of fabulous fun, fellowship and food at the Blaine senior center. Welcome, everybody, join the crowd, here is ...
Blaine man cites improved life after brain surgery
Primary school hosts family night
9th Annual Bite of Blaine Monday
The Blaine Chamber of Commerce has set a date for their annual Bite of Blaine food festival, which will be hosted by the Semiahmoo Resort on Monday, February...
2009 Peace Arch Park sculpture exhibit unveiled
As travelers cross through the Peace Arch border crossing this spring, wooden whale tails, bronze acrobats and stainless steel dancers will be just some...
Meeting to determine next steps for skate park
Those wanting a say in the future of Blaine’s skate park will want to attend a planning work session of the Blaine Parks and Cemetery Board next ...
Fri, Feb 6, 2009
New DHS chief orders northern border review
Citing a need for increased security, newly appointed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered a comprehensive review of security strategies along the northern border.
A 17-year-old Birch Bay boy led Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies on a three-hour chase last week but was finally captured and taken into custody in a wooded area near the 4600 block of Anderson Road.
Real estate agent faces theft charges
Local real estate agent Victoria Mallahan and Lynden developer Ross Paterson are facing two counts each of first degree theft in what the Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney’s office alleges was a plot to defraud four Canadian real estate investors out of $350,000.
BP gives $50,000 to local Red Cross
BP Cherry Point has donated $50,000 to the local Red Cross relief fund. They challenge other businesses to donate as well.
Borderite grapplers do well in seeding tournament
Blaine wrestlers warmed up for the upcoming Mat Classic in a weekend seeding match.
Blaine high school math teacher Mike Dahl opened last Saturday's Northwest Math Championships in front of some of the 400-plus students from all over the state who attended the Conoco Phillips-sponsored event.
On the wild side - Parks offering day and night-time Semiahmoo beach walks
The parks department is offering day and night time tours of Semiahmoo Spit wildlife. Photo by Jack Kintner
Nearly 250,000 ecstasy pills seized
Blaine sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 240,000 tablets of ecstasy last week worth more than $2.6 million in two separate incidents.
Funding limits threaten Plover summer schedule
Restrictions in the city’s grant funding the Plover ferry may shorten or even eliminate the popular ferry’s 2009 season, according to Richard Sturgill, founding director of Drayton Harbor Maritime (DHM), the local non-profit agency that operates the boat on contract with the city of Blaine.
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Blaine couple recounts trip to Obama inauguration
We left home on Tuesday, January 13, and stayed near the Baltimore airport that night. After visiting family, it was off to Washington, D.C. on Sunday,...
Class teaches health, living from the heart
Saturday, January 31, 2009Benefit Auction, Dance and Community Celebration of the Arts in the Blaine School District7-11 pm in Blaine CafeteriaBeverages...
Obama stimulus plan would help local improvement projects
A shelved project that would widen the quarter mile section of H Street between Ludwick Avenue and Vista Terrace may be back on track if federal funding...
This column has had the privilege of publishing a number of poems by young people, but this is the first we’ve published by a young person who is...
Blaine theater meeting Monday
Local residents show in support of trails plan
About 30 Blaine and Birch Bayresidents attended a public hearing Monday to voice their approval of a park and recreation plan that would improve trails...
Snowshoeing a slower way to enjoy outdoors
If you can walk, you can snowshoe. And if you can snowshoe, you can open up a whole new world of walking into scenes most people only see on greeting cards...
Planning for a better Birch Bay
What will Birch Bay look like in 2031?
Bank of Pacific closing in Birch Bay
After numerous discussions and endless attempts to find a more desirable location, The Bank of the Pacific will close its Birch Bay Branch, consolidating...
Borderites wrestle crown from Sedro-Woolley
The stars were aligned for Blaine wrestling last Thursday as the Borderites, the smallest 2-A school in the conference, unseated the reigning Northwest...
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